Cave painting in Eritrea
"...Thematic representation in rock art varies from site to site, and the following are the most frequent ones.
The depiction of the cow and its calf is an indication of pastoral communities. This type of representation is found in locations such as Adi-Ganza, Nieshto-Kewhi and a number of other sites. These are represented horizontally, with the exception of a few cases. These are represented in aggregate forms without any form of clothing and are often depicted with cows.
Characteristics of a group of warriors – here men are painted with broad shoulders while boasting their metal spears. Notable examples include the sites of Zban Una Libanos and Ksad Qerni.
Animal characters such as cats are also found – these types of paintings appear in sites such as Adi-Aloti and Zaban Kabsa. These types of paintings show images of everyday life and are rare in Eritrea. In fact, the only example of this type is the very blurred image at the nearby Indaba site and the Hishmele site. In Eritrea, the majority of paintings represent livestock herds of bulls, sheep, goats, etc.
It is important to mention some of the most famous sites of rock art for readers to know them well. These sites are mainly located near the town of Adi Keih where paintings are found in caves.
In caves around Hishmele, the painting includes 17 cows and 8 human beings with red paint. Sheep are found in the upper part of the shelter, and in the southern part there is a painting of 8 animals without a sheep and a long horn representing sheep.
Ad-Aloti: This site is located in the archaeological area of Qohaito and contains about 50 fossils of animal character, mostly of camels and donkeys. Shepherds are depicted at the top of the stone with a round head and a long stick. With the exception of some, all animals carry loads, which indicate that animals were used as a means of transportation.
Mealewya: Unlike other sites of art, the rocks surrounding the city of Adi Keih, this site is characterized by inscriptions beginning with paintings. These inscriptions include four human beings with spears and a few animals.
May Nefhi: In this site, there are inscribed and stereotyped shapes on the walls of the caves, where differences in the size of the figures are indicators of the age difference..."
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The Weaponization of Victimhood: How Ethiopia’s Prosperity Party Trapped itself in Its Own Regional Expansionist Ploys
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Research and Documentation Division
18 August 2026
*"...For the past three years, the PP has been openly threatening the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbors; questioned the very existence of sovereign states; and, through its collusion with disruptive external actors, systematically contributed to the destabilization of the Horn of Africa. Yet today, it cries foul, manufacturing a narrative of 'encirclement and external conspiracy' to conceal its own crippling domestic shortcomings and regional failures".
*"...the Prosperity Party’s campaign against Eritrea is a naked attempt to externalize a deep-seated domestic crisis and can neither hoodwink its domestic constituency nor the international community".
*"...Eritrea’s sovereignty is not a bargaining chip, nor is it a historical inconvenience to be corrected according to the miscalculations of a reckless neighbor. It is an immutable fact of international law and African political history. Duplicitous attempts of manufacturing a narrative of encirclement by hostile alliances, and portrayal of the primary initiator of regional tensions as the 'the innocent victim' cannot alter that reality".
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